Zahlé District
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Zahlé District (Arabic: قضاء زحلة) is an administrative district of the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. Its capital and largest town is the town of the same name. A reed-roofed town set among the eastern foothills of Mount Sannine. Zahle was founded about 300 years ago in an area whose past reaches back some five millennia.[1]
Main cities and towns
- Ali an Nahri
- Anjar
- Barelias
- Jdita
- Majdal Anjar
- Qabb Ilyas
- Rayak
- Saadnayel
- Taalabaya
- Zahlé
- Qâa er Rîm
Demographics
The Zahlé district is one of the most diverse regions in Lebanon. Roughly 55% of the population is of the
Armenian Orthodox and Catholic population, who have historically resided near the Anjar
area of the district.
Other settlements
- Ablah
- Ain Kfar Zabad
- Bouarij
- Chtaura
- Dalhamiye
- Deir el Ghazal
- Ferzol
- Haoush el Ghanam
- Haoush Hala
- Hay el Fikani
- Kfar Zabad
- Makse
- Masa
- Mreijat
- Nabi Ayla
- Nasriyet Rizk
- Niha Bekaa
- Qousaya
- Raait
- Taanayel
- Tal Amara
See also
References
| Akkar Governorate |  | |
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| Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | ||
| Beirut Governorate |
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| Mount Lebanon Governorate | ||
| North Governorate | ||
| Beqaa Governorate | ||
| South Governorate | ||
| Nabatieh Governorate | ||
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33°50′48″N 35°53′51″E / 33.8468°N 35.8976°E
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